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Maharashtra Withdraws Hindi Language Mandate as Thackeray Cousins Unite

Seven MNS workers faced FIRs for assaulting a non-Marathi speaker, prompting the state government to revoke its Hindi teaching order; a three-month expert panel will reassess the three-language policy.

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MNS chief Raj Thackeray (left) and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray during a joint victory rally at Worli, in Mumbai, on Saturday. (PTI)
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, left, and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray during a joint victory rally, titled 'Awaj Marathicha', organised by the cousins, at Worli area, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Saturday, July 5, 2025.
Supriya Sule was seen seated in the front row at the Uddhav and Raj Thackeray reunion rally at the Worli Dome.

Overview

  • The Maharashtra government rescinded resolutions requiring Hindi in Classes 1 to 5 after widespread backlash and appointed a three-month expert committee to revisit the state’s language policy.
  • An FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was filed against seven MNS workers in Mira Road after they physically assaulted a sweets shop owner for not speaking Marathi.
  • Uddhav and Raj Thackeray shared the stage at a 'victory rally' in Mumbai’s Worli district, marking their first public reunion in nearly 20 years and signaling a potential electoral alliance.
  • During the rally, the Thackerays accused the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance of imposing Hindi for political gain and burned copies of the withdrawn government resolutions to galvanize Marathi pride.
  • The BJP has retooled its campaign for upcoming municipal elections under a Hindutva banner, aiming to court Hindi- and Gujarati-speaking communities.